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enwebmaster@abajournal.comCopyright 20162016-12-09T20:25:00+00:00Public defender is found in contempt for refusing cases; DA asks state supreme court to intervenehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/public_defender_is_found_in_contempt_for_refusing_cases_da_asks_state_supre/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/public_defender_is_found_in_contempt_for_refusing_cases_da_asks_state_supre#When:20:16:00ZNew Mexico’s chief public defender has been found in contempt of court and fined $5,000 for refusing to provide lawyers to represent criminal defendants in…]]>2016-12-01T20:16:00+00:00Two federal defenders in Omaha discover they are half sistershttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/two_federal_defenders_in_omaha_discover_they_are_half_sisters/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/two_federal_defenders_in_omaha_discover_they_are_half_sisters#When:20:23:00ZJulie Hansen and Kelly Mahoney Steenbock both excelled in academics and were determined to attend college and law school, despite growing up poor in households…]]>2016-11-28T20:23:00+00:00In ‘blistering’ ruling, court upholds recusal of entire Orange County DA’s office from murder casehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/in_blistering_ruling_appeals_court_upholds_recusal_of_entire_orange_county/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/in_blistering_ruling_appeals_court_upholds_recusal_of_entire_orange_county#When:20:40:00ZA California appeals court issued a sharply worded rebuke to the state Attorney General’s office yesterday in a high-profile case, the Orange County Register…]]>2016-11-23T20:40:00+00:00Invoices of court-appointed lawyers in Michigan reveal few motions filed and few experts hiredhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/invoices_of_court_appointed_lawyers_reveal_few_motions_filed_and_few_expert/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/invoices_of_court_appointed_lawyers_reveal_few_motions_filed_and_few_expert#When:20:22:00ZCourt-appointed lawyers in three Michigan counties are underpaid and rarely do much work on their client’s behalf, according to a newspaper’s review of invoices in…]]>2016-11-03T20:22:00+00:00Judge chides sheriff, turns over more documents in Orange County jailhouse informant casehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_chides_sheriff_turns_over_more_documents_in_orange_county_jailhouse_i/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_chides_sheriff_turns_over_more_documents_in_orange_county_jailhouse_i#When:21:10:00ZIn March of 2015, California judge Thomas Goethals removed the entire district attorney’s office of Orange County from a high-profile murder case, finding a…]]>2016-10-31T21:10:00+00:00Pennsylvania supremes allow suit alleging inadequate funding for public defender officehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/pennsylvania_supremes_allow_suit_alleging_inadequate_funding_for_public_def/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/pennsylvania_supremes_allow_suit_alleging_inadequate_funding_for_public_def#When:15:37:00ZIndigent criminal defendants may sue for alleged inadequate funding in a Pennsylvania public defender’s office, the state supreme court has ruled.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court…]]>

2016-09-30T15:37:00+00:00Former appellate defender employee is entitled to $1M in retaliation suit, federal judge ruleshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former_appellate_defender_employee_is_entitled_to_1m_in_retaliation_suit_fe/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former_appellate_defender_employee_is_entitled_to_1m_in_retaliation_suit_fe#When:17:01:00ZA federal judge in Chicago has ordered payment of more than $1 million to a former employee with the Illinois Appellate Defender’s office who claimed…]]>2016-09-27T17:01:00+00:00ACLU says it is representing bombing suspect Rahami after he was denied right to lawyerhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aclu_says_it_is_representing_bombing_suspect_rahami_after_he_was_denied_rig/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aclu_says_it_is_representing_bombing_suspect_rahami_after_he_was_denied_rig#When:21:35:00ZThe American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey says it is representing bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami on federal charges until federal public defenders are…]]>2016-09-26T21:35:00+00:00Bombing suspect is charged in two federal courts; he was questioned without lawyer, PD sayshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bombing_suspect_is_charged_in_two_federal_courts_he_was_questioned_without/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bombing_suspect_is_charged_in_two_federal_courts_he_was_questioned_without#When:16:49:00ZBombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami is now facing federal as well as state charges in connection with bombings in New York and New Jersey and…]]>2016-09-21T16:49:00+00:00Deputy PD refuses judge’s request to remove Black Lives Matter pin; her boss supports herhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/deputy_pd_refuses_judges_request_to_remove_black_lives_matter_pin_her_boss/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/deputy_pd_refuses_judges_request_to_remove_black_lives_matter_pin_her_boss#When:15:48:00ZA deputy public defender in Las Vegas had her boss standing by her side on Tuesday when she refused a judge’s request to remove a…]]>2016-09-21T15:48:00+00:00Louisiana courts are so strapped for public defenders, civil attorneys are used for criminal caseshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/some_louisiana_judges_appoint_insurance_lawyers_as_counsel_rather_than_free/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/some_louisiana_judges_appoint_insurance_lawyers_as_counsel_rather_than_free#When:21:05:00ZDue to a state-wide funding crisis, there are only 22 public defenders to handle more than 18,000 cases in Louisiana’s Caddo Parish, which contains Shreveport,…]]>2016-09-16T21:05:00+00:00David Colarusso: The data scientist at lawhttp://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/david_colarusso_profile/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/david_colarusso_profile#When:13:30:00Z

David Colarusso taught high school physics for six years and co-founded a software business before going to law school, so it isn’t a…]]>

2016-09-15T13:30:00+00:00Louisiana’s PD system is so underfunded that tax lawyers and even a prosecutor handle defense workhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/louisianas_pd_system_is_so_underfunded_that_tax_lawyers_and_even_a_prosecut/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/louisianas_pd_system_is_so_underfunded_that_tax_lawyers_and_even_a_prosecut#When:19:00:00ZFunding for indigent defense is particularly unstable in Louisiana, where the system mostly depends on funds from traffic tickets and other locally generated revenue.

Louisiana’s…]]>

2016-09-08T19:00:00+00:00New York program provides public defenders in deportation caseshttp://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/new_york_public_defenders_deportation/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/new_york_public_defenders_deportation#When:08:10:00ZNot only did the court have a hard time keeping up, but those facing deportation faced a severe disadvantage: There’s no right to appointed counsel…]]>2016-09-01T08:10:00+00:00Governor appointed to represent poor defendant wins reprieve, appoints new members of PD commissionhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/governor_appointed_to_represent_poor_defendant_wins_reprieve_appoints_new_m/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/governor_appointed_to_represent_poor_defendant_wins_reprieve_appoints_new_m#When:18:57:00ZMissouri Gov. Jay Nixon appointed three new members to the commission that oversees the state’s public defender system a day after a judge ruled he…]]>2016-08-31T18:57:00+00:00Prosecutors obtained video recordings of lawyer-inmate meetings at private-run federal prisonhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/prosecutors_obtained_video_recordings_of_lawyer_inmate_meetings_hearing_rev/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/prosecutors_obtained_video_recordings_of_lawyer_inmate_meetings_hearing_rev#When:20:48:00ZProsecutors obtained video recordings of lawyers meeting with their prisoner clients that were made by the Corrections Corporation of America and turned over in response…]]>2016-08-15T20:48:00+00:00Governor who blocked public-defender budget increases is ordered to represent indigent defendanthttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/governor_who_slashed_public_defender_budget_is_ordered_to_represent_indigen/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/governor_who_slashed_public_defender_budget_is_ordered_to_represent_indigen#When:15:26:00ZTaking aim at the government official who has blocked budget increases for indigent defense, the top public defender in Missouri has appointed Gov. Jay Nixon…]]>2016-08-04T15:26:00+00:00Judge tosses contempt finding against public defender who was handcuffed for ‘insolent behavior’http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_tosses_contempt_finding_against_public_defender_who_was_handcuffed_fo/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_tosses_contempt_finding_against_public_defender_who_was_handcuffed_fo#When:15:29:00ZA Nevada judge has overturned a contempt finding against a Las Vegas public defender who was handcuffed in court for interrupting a judge.

District…]]>

2016-08-03T15:29:00+00:00Public defender talks armed suspect down from treehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/public_defender_talks_armed_suspect_down_from_tree/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/public_defender_talks_armed_suspect_down_from_tree#When:16:30:00ZA public defender in a bucket truck ended a 12-hour police chase through a northwest Washington state forest last week, by convincing a man reportedly…]]>2016-07-29T16:30:00+00:00Missouri public defenders sue governor over withholding of fundshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/missouri_public_defenders_sue_governor_over_withholding_of_funds/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/missouri_public_defenders_sue_governor_over_withholding_of_funds#When:21:08:00ZMissouri’s public defender agency has sued the state’s governor for withholding $3.5 million in the agency’s funding.

2016-07-14T21:08:00+00:00Louisiana governor signs law reallocating money from death penalty appeals to local public defendershttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/louisiana_governor_signs_law_reallocating_money_from_death_penalty_appeals/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/louisiana_governor_signs_law_reallocating_money_from_death_penalty_appeals#When:21:25:00ZAmid high-profile problems with its indigent defense funding, the state of Louisiana is revamping how its existing funds are allocated.

2016-06-23T21:25:00+00:00Utah’s indigent defense system is underfunded and unconstitutional, ACLU suit allegeshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/utahs_indigent_defense_system_is_underfunded_and_unconstitutional_aclu_suit/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/utahs_indigent_defense_system_is_underfunded_and_unconstitutional_aclu_suit#When:20:45:00ZA new lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union alleges that the state of Utah so drastically underfunds its indigent-defense system that it’s failing to…]]>2016-06-23T20:45:00+00:00Flat fees for contract public defenders are not unconstitutional, New Mexico Supreme Court sayshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/flat_fees_for_contract_public_defenders_are_not_unconstitutional_new_mexico/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/flat_fees_for_contract_public_defenders_are_not_unconstitutional_new_mexico#When:11:45:00ZThe Supreme Court of New Mexico ruled Thursday that the state is free to pay flat fees to attorneys contracted as public defenders, the 2016-06-06T11:45:00+00:00Defense bar group blasts judge who had public defender cuffed in courthttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/defense_bar_group_blasts_judge_who_had_public_defender_cuffed_in_court_jail/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/defense_bar_group_blasts_judge_who_had_public_defender_cuffed_in_court_jail#When:17:45:00ZA group of criminal defense lawyers has filed a legal ethics complaint against a Nevada judge who ordered a public defender handcuffed in court last…]]>2016-06-01T17:45:00+00:00Equal Justice for All: The time is now; the rule of law also applies to the poorhttp://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/equal_justice_for_all_the_time_is_now_the_rule_of_law_also_applies_to_the_p/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/equal_justice_for_all_the_time_is_now_the_rule_of_law_also_applies_to_the_p#When:08:30:00Z“The opposite of poverty is not wealth. In too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice.”